"Hanging lifelike forms in effigy carries with it meaning for many people that these Haredis probably didn't even think of. An African-American may see lynchings and Jim Crow. Latin Americans might see civil war and torture. A Haredi sees eleven dead anti-Semites, and can't understand why anyone is upset."
"I think this demonstrates how out of touch with their non-Jewish neighbors Haredis are. Hanging lifelike forms in effigy carries with it meaning for many people that these Haredis probably didn't even think of. An African-American may see lynchings and Jim Crow. Latin Americans might see civil war and torture. A Haredi sees eleven dead anti-Semites, and can't understand why anyone is upset.
"Haredis would never have made a public display like this in 1920s Poland, and there's almost nowhere else in the world they would do it now. But America has given Haredis complete freedom to practice their version of Judaism, even when it is offensive. They don't need to think about how their behavior impacts non-Jews, and so they don't. These are the same people who would bitterly complain if large crosses were hung across 12th Avenue by their neighbors to celebrate Christmas or Easter. Haredis learned how to be victims and they have now learned how to be powerful. But they haven't yet learned how to be a good neighbor."
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